El conocido sistema de bloqueo/desbloqueo de LG, Knock On y posteriormente su evolución, Knock Code presentado con el nuevo LG G Pro 2 se está convirtiendo en una de las señas de identidad de los terminales de LG, junto por ejemplo, con su botón trasero en los modelos premium. Hasta ahora, el nuevo sistema de seguridad estaba presente en el ya citado LG G Pro 2, en el G2 Mini y en la nueva serie L y F III aunque ya no estarán solos, LG acaba de anunciar que Knock Code llegará en breve a sus LG G2 y LG G FLEX.

¿Qué no sabéis lo que es Knock Code? Pues nada, Knock Code es un sistema de encendido de pantalla / desbloqueo (también de apagado de la misma) con el que podrás crear una secuencia de toques personalizada en la pantalla, de 2 a 8 toques lo que da un total de 86,367 combinaciones diferentes para desbloquear tu teléfono, lo que aumenta la seguridad de tu privacidad. De todas formas, aquí tenéis un vídeo en el que se explica perfectamente:

Como veis, Knock Code nos permite generar un patrón basado en toques en pantalla que podrán ser reproducidos en cualquier zona de la misma y a cualquier escala, no limitándose a una zona especifica del panel. Si os parece raro esto, deciros que por propia experiencia, tras unos días de prueba con este sistema, te acostumbras a él y cuando coges otro terminal, echas  de menos el poder bloquear/desbloquear el teléfono tan rápido.

LG ha dicho que la actualización llegará en breve aunque no ha dado aún fechas concretas, las cuales se comunicarán próximamente en sus respectivos mercados. Os dejamos la nota de prensa al completo:

SEOUL, Mar. 25, 2014— As announced at Mobile World Congress last month, Knock Code™ will be a key feature in LG smartphone models this year, including G Pro 2, G2 mini, F Series and L Series^III. Now LG Electronics (LG) will make its innovative Knock Code™ feature available on earlier LG smartphone models via a firmware update starting in April. Owners of LG G2 and G Flex in specific countries will be the first to receive the Knock Code™ update which will give users instant access to their smartphones via a customized “knock” pattern.

With recent consumer research showing that most users check and unlock their devices between 100 and 150 times a day, LG was inspired to further enhance its KnockON feature with a higher layer of security and convenience. KnockOn, which LG patented in 2008, was the perfect foundation to further develop Knock Code™, which is unique in its ability to both wake and unlock the phone in one step, a clear time-saver for users. It’s no surprise that more than 50 percent of participants in a recent survey selected Knock Code™ as the most anticipated feature of G Pro 2, demonstrating the real need for an alternate solution to smartphone security.¹

The consumer benefits of LG’s Knock Code™ technology are obvious in its ability to wake and unlock the phone simultaneously, providing more convenience and greater security over conventional password and pattern-based security options. With Knock Code™, the smartphone display is divided into four invisible quadrants. The user taps or “knocks” anywhere from two to eight times in the quadrants in a specific sequence. With more than 80,000 possible combinations and no fingerprint streaks, Knock Code™ offers a level of security far greater than other devices, even those with fingerprint recognition systems. And because Knock Code™ can be implemented anywhere on the screen in any size without having to view the screen, there’s no chance of password theft. In addition to being safer and more convenient, Knock Code™ is also more responsive compared to bio-recognition systems, which are much more susceptible to variations in the environment.

“LG engineers placed a great amount of emphasis on providing users with exceptional security and convenience when developing Knock Code,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Making Knock Code accessible to a wider audience is consistent with our direction to differentiate LG mobile devices on the basis of user experience.”

Details of availability of the Knock Code™ upgrade will be announced locally in the weeks ahead.